半頭生
Chinese
half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | head; (noun suffix) | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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trad. (半頭生) | 半 | 頭 | 生 | |
simp. (半头生) | 半 | 头 | 生 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
半頭生
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, of rice, etc.) half-cooked; underdone
- (Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Xiamen Hokkien) having abnormal behavior (to the point of acting foolishly or rashly)
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) subject to changing moods; easy to turn hostile
Synonyms
- (half-cooked): 半生不熟 (bànshēngbùshú); (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan) 半生熟; (Min Nan) 半生拉熟, 咬生菇, 生膏爛/生膏烂